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April’s Top 10

Earth Day, DogFest, Cherry Blossom Festival and more – Funcheap’s April preview.
By - posted 4/7/2013 No Comment

Spring is here with free ice cream, new museum openings and doggie festivals – It’s April  2013 and great ready to plan ahead for fun for the month.

Witness the wackiest parade in SF on “St. Stupid’s Day” (4/1), bring your pooch to the biggest dog festival in the city (4/13), celebrate the grand opening of the new Exploratorium (4/17) get green at a huge Earth Day festival in Civic Center (4/20) and tons more.

Funcheap has compiled our Top 10 list of events that you shouldn’t miss for April 2013.

Did we miss anything? Leave a comment below and let us know!

You can also view all of our top picks for April.

April 2013: Top 10 Events


Saturday, April 18

SF’s 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival: April 11-12 & 18-19
Saturday, April 18 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival: April 11-12 & 18-19

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...

Sunday, April 19

SF’s 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival & Grand Parade w/ Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka
Sunday, April 19 – 11:00 am - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Japantown Peace Plaza
SF's 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival & Grand Parade w/ Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast. Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its ...

2026 San Francisco Earth Day Festival
Sunday, April 19 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The New Farm
2026 San Francisco Earth Day Festival
Earth Day San Francisco returns on Sunday, April 19, 2026, taking place at The New Farm in Bayview-Hunters Point from noon to 6 pm. This is a free, family-friendly festival focused on environmental education, local community programs, and live music. The event is hosted at The ...

Monday, April 20

SF’s (Unofficial) 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill 2026 (Golden Gate Park)
SF's (Unofficial) 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill 2026 (Golden Gate Park)
420 at Hippie Hill is a well-known San Francisco tradition, bringing tens of thousands of people from all over to Robin Williams Meadow (formerly Sharon Meadow) to celebrate the right to use cannabis. In previous years, this “festival” was unpermitted and unofficial. It was awesome, but the event ...